{"id":882444,"date":"2026-09-06T20:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/882444\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:04:26","slug":"where-to-watch-team-usa-vs-italy-womens-fiba-basketball-for-free-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/882444\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to watch Team USA vs. Italy women\u2019s FIBA basketball for free today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team USA will face Italy in a group stage game for the FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup Sunday at 2:45 p.m. ET. The game will air on TNT, which you can stream free on DIRECTV<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Where to watch USA vs. Italy for free<\/p>\n

Tonight\u2019s matchup: United States vs. Italy<\/p>\n

When: Sunday, Sep. 6, 2:45 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

TV Channel: TNT<\/p>\n

Stream: DIRECTV (free trial)<\/a><\/p>\n

DIRECTV (free trial)<\/a> is the best option for streaming the FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup<\/a>, as it offers TNT and TBS in its base package. Every Team USA game will air on TNT, which you can watch on DIRECTV. <\/p>\n

Why today\u2019s game matters<\/p>\n

The United States looks to continue its pursuit of a fifth consecutive FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup title when it faces Italy in Group D play on Sunday in Berlin. Team USA opened the tournament with a commanding 94-61 victory over China, reinforcing its status as the favorite to win gold once again.<\/p>\n

Led by head coach Kara Lawson, the Americans bring a roster loaded with WNBA talent, including Caitlin Clark, Breanna Stewart, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers. Clark made an immediate impact in her World Cup debut, helping spark the victory over China as the United States showcased the depth and versatility that have made it the dominant force in international women\u2019s basketball. <\/p>\n

Italy enters the matchup with confidence after defeating Czechia 63-54 in its tournament opener. The Italians have already taken a significant step toward advancing from Group D and will be looking to test themselves against the world\u2019s top-ranked team.<\/p>\n

While the United States is heavily favored, Italy\u2019s disciplined style and strong defensive effort in its first game could provide an early challenge. The matchup also carries importance in the race for group positioning, with the top team advancing directly to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Team USA will face Italy in a group stage game for the FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup Sunday at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":882445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-882444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=882444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/882445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=882444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=882444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=882444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}